Animals often drink this contaminated water and die within hours. Algal blooms are also bad for business because they look so unattractive. Dead aquatic animals often wash ashore and eating ...

According to the South China Sea Forecast and Disaster Mitigation Center under the Ministry of Natural Resources, the bloom is caused by Phaeocystis globosa, a common algal species linked to harmful ...

Harmful algal blooms, sometimes called HABs, occur when algae grow out of control. Algae are photosynthetic organisms that ...

“Harmful algae bloom” is a catchall that includes a variety of photosynthesizing bacteria that can wreak havoc on both aquatic and human communities, either by depriving sealife of sunlight and oxygen ...

DOZENS OF DEAD FISH, HAMMERHEAD AND VAUGHN HAVE SHARKS WASHING UP ON MARCO ISLAND. BEACHES. >> THE BLOOM IN THE GULF ... explained how the toxic algae affect sea creatures."When we see fish ...

Low to moderate levels of Karenia brevis, the algae that ... killed by the bloom at sea can also create more nutrients as they decompose. Milbrandt said the area is seeing some dead fish washing ...